I normaly have all of my fingers off the grip. I rest it on the meaty part of the thumb. Also I took it to the bow shop to install a new peep, and they said it was too short. They adjusted it to 27" and said it was exactly right. I said it felt weird, but he said just lean back a little. I took some shots there and told him I was getting slapped. He said bend your arm. Some help he was. I came here and posted how he told me to shoot so I could see if he was wrong.